Means for retaining alpha marcel wave in hair



Aug. 29, 1933. H. SIIEGEL 1,925,009

MEANS FOR RETAINING A MARCEL WAVE IN HAIR Filed Jan. 14, 1935 Patented Aug. 29, 1933 MEANS FOR RETAINING MARCEL WAVE IN HAIR Harry Siegel, New York, N. Y. Application January 14, 1933. Serial No. 651,758

3 Claims.

The subject-matter of the present invention relates to improved means for retaining preformed waves in human hair;

Primarily, the object of the invention is to provide an article adapted to be fitted over the head of the wearer to snugly engage the hair in a manner to retain the series of waves previously arranged therein by a hairdresser, or the like.

Another object is to provide suitable supporting means for certain hair-engaging members, said members extending longitudinally of the head of the wearer and contacting the hair at points which have been pre-waved. Still another object of the invention resides in the provision of bands which extend through said supporting means in a manner to permit the placement of the hair-engaging members at the proper positions within the pre-formed waves.

A still further object is to provide bands which are movable longitudinally of said supporting means during the placement of the article on the head of the wearer and which presents depending portions adapted to be secured under the chin of the wearer when the article has been properly positioned on the head.

Still another object is to provide an article of the above-mentioned character which is simple in construction, and inexpensive 'to manufac- 30 ture, thereby assuring its commercial success.

With these objects in View, together with others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel formation, combination and arrangement of parts, all as will be described more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawing, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In said drawing:

Figur l is a view illustrating the article applied to the head of the wearer.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View with the removed from the head.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation, partly broken away, to show one end of a hair-engaging member attached to a portion of its supporting means and to illustrate the passage of the tying band through said means.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view to show the tubular formation of a portion of the supporting means and one of the hair-engaging members attached thereto.

Referring now more in detail to the accompanying drawing, wherein like characters of refdevice erence denote similar parts throughout the several views; let 5 indicate generally the supporting means, which in the present embodiment of the invention includes frontal element 6 and a rear element 7, the material formingsaid elements being preferably fabric and doubled upon itself to present a somewhat tubular formation, as shown in Fig. 5, the ends of'said elements being left open. 4

Said frontal and rear elements arermaintained in spaced relation and serve as a supporting means for the hair-engaging members 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13, each being composed of suitable material and being permanently afiixedto said frontal and rear elements 6 and 7. Said hair-engaging members are somewhat similar in construction I in that they are arranged to extend longitudinally of the head of the wearer when the article is applied to said head. However, upon inspection of Fig. 2, it will be noted that members 3 and 9 differ from theircompanions in that each thereof extends as a single one-piece element from the frontal element 6 to both branches of the rear element 7 and finally to the opposite branch of said frontal element 6, whereas-said hair-engaging members 10,11, 12 and 1 3 are positioned intermediate said frontal and rear elements 6 and 7 respectively. In the present embodiment of the invention, the members 8 and 9 having their'ends suitably secured to said frontal'element 6, as indicated at 14 and 15, the member 8 being then secured to one branch of said rear element 7, as indicated at 16, and then to the other branch of said element 7, as shown at 17, and finally its other extremity is attached to said front element, as denoted at 18. The other element 9 is attached to one branch of said rear element 7, as indicated at 19, and then it is extended to be attached to the other branch of said rear element 7, as denoted at 20, and finally its extremity is secured to the other branch of said frontal element 6, as shown at 21. Thus, said members 8 and 9 extend in spaced relation within the supporting means 5, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The other hair-engaging members having their extremities secured at 22 and 23 to said frontal and rear elements 6 and 7, respectively.

branches of said rear element .7 are adapted to engage the hair at the back of the head of the wearer, (seeFig. 1).

In that said frontal and rear elements 6 and 7 are somewhat tubular in formation, I propose to pass one branch 24 of a tying element through said frontal element 6 and another branch 25 through said rear element '7, the arrangement being such that the end portionsof said frontal and rear elements 6 and 7 converge toward one another at the lower opposite portions of the device, as shown in Fig. 2, the ends of said tying element depending from the converged portions of said frontal and rearelements to serve as fastening means to be passed under the chin of the wearer. It will, of course, be understood that the branches 24 and 25 of said tying element are not secured at any point within the frontal and rear elements 6 and '7.

As pointed out hereinbefore, the device is adapted to be applied to the head of the wearer after the waving operation has been completed by a hairdresser, and hence the chief function of the article is to retain the waves in the hair and hence said article will preferably be worn in the privacy of a boudoir or during the resting period of the individual.

As shown in Fig. l, the device is applied to the head of the wearer with the frontal element 6 adjacent the face and forehead portion of the head, while the rear element '7 is positioned toward the back of the head with the sections of the members 8 and 9, between the branches of said rear element '7 at the rear of the head. The several hair-engaging members between said elements 6 and 7 are fitted into the pre-formed waves and finally the depending portions of the tying element is passed under the chin and secured in a suitable manner. The tying element serves to snugly engage the article over the hair though the tension is never great enough to cause discomfort to the wearer. It will be understood that said hair-engaging members are to be spaced in accordance with the position of the wave and since the branches of the tying element are not affixed to the frontal and rear elements 6 and '7, it is obvious that that portions of said elements 6 and 7 between adjacent hair-engaging elements may be gathered or pucked, so that the distance between said hair-engaging elements will correspond exactly to the so-called valleys of the waves. In view of this arrangement said hair-engaging members are susceptible of adjustment to accommodate anyvariation between the waves.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the article is not cumbersome and may be worn without discomfort and that the hair-engaging elements fitting into the waves of the hair will cause the said waves to maintain their formation for a considerable length of time. As a matter of fact, as the waves become less pronounced, a continued application of the device will practically restore the waves to their original condition, thus saving thewearer the cost of repeated treatments.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a support embodying frontal and rear tubular elements, a series of longitudinally disposed hair-engaging members having their ends secured to said frontal and rear elements and arranged in spaced relation and a tying element positioned within said frontal and rear elements in a manner whereby said elements are movable to permit the placement of said members in the waves formed in the hair.

2, A device of the character described comprising a support embodying frontal and rear tubular elements, a series of longitudinally disposed hair-engaging members having their ends secured to said frontal and rear elements and arranged in spaced relation and a tying element passing loosely through said frontal and rear elements to permit the movements of said elements, whereby said hair-engaging members may be adjusted to coincide with the pre-formed waves in the hair.

3. A device of the character described comprising a support including frontal and rear tubular elements adapted to be positioned at the front and rear of the head, a series of longitudinally disposed hair-engaging members carried by said frontal and rear elements and arranged in spaced relation, a portion of said members being extended around the back of the head and a tying element loosely mounted within said tubular frontal. and rear elements and adapted to be secured beneath the chin to mount the device on the head, said tying elements having branches loosely positioned within said tubular elements to permit the movements of said elements to adjust the positions of said members in the pre-formed waves in the hair.

HARRY SIEGEL. 

